Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

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